The Similar Qualities of Napoleon
and Yassir Arafat
Our world is full of dictators and tyrants who all have very similar qualities which may or may not be pleasing to the eye. All leaders have traits that are similar to each other as well as opinions on how to make the society a better place to live and work; not all of the residents will agree with their dictatorial ways. Consequently, unexpected acts of violence break out as well as unethical decisions made by the dictator. Napoleon, from Orwell's Animal Farm, and Yassir Arafat, chairman of the PLO and twentieth-century dictator of Palestine, are alike in their rise to power, in their laws and policies, and in their cruelties.
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